RHEL 4 : thunderbird (RHSA-2005:601) - Nessus

High Plugin ID: 19277

This page contains detailed information about the RHEL 4 : thunderbird (RHSA-2005:601) Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview
Vulnerability Information

Synopsis
Description
Solution

Public Exploits
Risk Information
Plugin Source
How to Run
References
Version

Plugin Overview

ID: 19277
Name: RHEL 4 : thunderbird (RHSA-2005:601)
Filename: redhat-RHSA-2005-601.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2005-05-02
This Plugin Published: 2005-07-22
Last Modification Time: 2021-01-14
Plugin Version: 1.33
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2005-05-02
Patch Published: 2005-07-21
CVE [?]: CVE-2005-0989, CVE-2005-1159, CVE-2005-1160, CVE-2005-1532, CVE-2005-2261, CVE-2005-2265, CVE-2005-2266, CVE-2005-2269, CVE-2005-2270
CPE [?]: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:thunderbird
Exploited by Malware: True

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

Updated thunderbird package that fixes various bugs is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client.

A bug was found in the way Thunderbird handled anonymous functions during regular expression string replacement. It is possible for a malicious HTML mail to capture a random block of client memory. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned this bug the name CVE-2005-0989.

A bug was found in the way Thunderbird validated several XPInstall related JavaScript objects. A malicious HTML mail could pass other objects to the XPInstall objects, resulting in the JavaScript interpreter jumping to arbitrary locations in memory. (CVE-2005-1159)

A bug was found in the way the Thunderbird privileged UI code handled DOM nodes from the content window. An HTML message could install malicious JavaScript code or steal data when a user performs commonplace actions such as clicking a link or opening the context menu. (CVE-2005-1160)

A bug was found in the way Thunderbird executed JavaScript code. JavaScript executed from HTML mail should run with a restricted access level, preventing dangerous actions. It is possible that a malicious HTML mail could execute JavaScript code with elevated privileges, allowing access to protected data and functions. (CVE-2005-1532)

A bug was found in the way Thunderbird executed JavaScript in XBL controls. It is possible for a malicious HTML mail to leverage this vulnerability to execute other JavaScript based attacks even when JavaScript is disabled. (CVE-2005-2261)

A bug was found in the way Thunderbird handled certain JavaScript functions. It is possible for a malicious HTML mail to crash the client by executing malformed JavaScript code. (CVE-2005-2265)

A bug was found in the way Thunderbird handled child frames. It is possible for a malicious framed HTML mail to steal sensitive information from its parent frame. (CVE-2005-2266)

A bug was found in the way Thunderbird handled DOM node names. It is possible for a malicious HTML mail to overwrite a DOM node name, allowing certain privileged chrome actions to execute the malicious JavaScript. (CVE-2005-2269)

A bug was found in the way Thunderbird cloned base objects. It is possible for HTML content to navigate up the prototype chain to gain access to privileged chrome objects. (CVE-2005-2270)

Users of Thunderbird are advised to upgrade to this updated package that contains Thunderbird version 1.0.6 and is not vulnerable to these issues.

Solution

Update the affected thunderbird package.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): N/A
Target Asset(s): N/A
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB, GitHub)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the RHEL 4 : thunderbird (RHSA-2005:601) vulnerability:

Metasploit: exploit/multi/browser/mozilla_compareto
[Mozilla Suite/Firefox compareTo() Code Execution]
Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/remote/9947.rb
[EDB-9947: Mozilla Suite/Firefox < 1.0.5 - compareTo Code Execution (Metasploit)]
Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/remote/16306.rb
[EDB-16306: Mozilla Suite/Firefox - InstallVersion->compareTo() Code Execution (Metasploit)]
GitHub: https://github.com/jimmyislive/gocve
[CVE-2005-2266]

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information

CVSS V2 Vector [?]: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	7.5 (High)
Impact Subscore:	6.4
Exploitability Subscore:	10.0
CVSS Temporal Score:	6.5 (Medium)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	6.5 (Medium)

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Plugin Source

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2005:601. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(19277);
  script_version("1.33");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2005-0989", "CVE-2005-1159", "CVE-2005-1160", "CVE-2005-1532", "CVE-2005-2261", "CVE-2005-2265", "CVE-2005-2266", "CVE-2005-2269", "CVE-2005-2270");
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2005:601");

  script_name(english:"RHEL 4 : thunderbird (RHSA-2005:601)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the rpm output for the updated package");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Updated thunderbird package that fixes various bugs is now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the
Red Hat Security Response Team.

Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client.

A bug was found in the way Thunderbird handled anonymous functions
during regular expression string replacement. It is possible for a
malicious HTML mail to capture a random block of client memory. The
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned this bug the
name CVE-2005-0989.

A bug was found in the way Thunderbird validated several XPInstall
related JavaScript objects. A malicious HTML mail could pass other
objects to the XPInstall objects, resulting in the JavaScript
interpreter jumping to arbitrary locations in memory. (CVE-2005-1159)

A bug was found in the way the Thunderbird privileged UI code handled
DOM nodes from the content window. An HTML message could install
malicious JavaScript code or steal data when a user performs
commonplace actions such as clicking a link or opening the context
menu. (CVE-2005-1160)

A bug was found in the way Thunderbird executed JavaScript code.
JavaScript executed from HTML mail should run with a restricted access
level, preventing dangerous actions. It is possible that a malicious
HTML mail could execute JavaScript code with elevated privileges,
allowing access to protected data and functions. (CVE-2005-1532)

A bug was found in the way Thunderbird executed JavaScript in XBL
controls. It is possible for a malicious HTML mail to leverage this
vulnerability to execute other JavaScript based attacks even when
JavaScript is disabled. (CVE-2005-2261)

A bug was found in the way Thunderbird handled certain JavaScript
functions. It is possible for a malicious HTML mail to crash the
client by executing malformed JavaScript code. (CVE-2005-2265)

A bug was found in the way Thunderbird handled child frames. It is
possible for a malicious framed HTML mail to steal sensitive
information from its parent frame. (CVE-2005-2266)

A bug was found in the way Thunderbird handled DOM node names. It is
possible for a malicious HTML mail to overwrite a DOM node name,
allowing certain privileged chrome actions to execute the malicious
JavaScript. (CVE-2005-2269)

A bug was found in the way Thunderbird cloned base objects. It is
possible for HTML content to navigate up the prototype chain to gain
access to privileged chrome objects. (CVE-2005-2270)

Users of Thunderbird are advised to upgrade to this updated package
that contains Thunderbird version 1.0.6 and is not vulnerable to these
issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-0989"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-1159"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-1160"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-1532"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-2261"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-2265"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-2266"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-2269"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-2270"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:601"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected thunderbird package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Mozilla Suite/Firefox compareTo() Code Execution');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:thunderbird");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2005/05/02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/07/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/07/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Red Hat" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Red Hat");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^4([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat 4.x", "Red Hat " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "s390" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Red Hat", cpu);

yum_updateinfo = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/yum-updateinfo");
if (!empty_or_null(yum_updateinfo)) 
{
  rhsa = "RHSA-2005:601";
  yum_report = redhat_generate_yum_updateinfo_report(rhsa:rhsa);
  if (!empty_or_null(yum_report))
  {
    security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : yum_report 
    );
    exit(0);
  }
  else
  {
    audit_message = "affected by Red Hat security advisory " + rhsa;
    audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, audit_message);
  }
}
else
{
  flag = 0;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", reference:"thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1")) flag++;

  if (flag)
  {
    security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_package_caveat()
    );
    exit(0);
  }
  else
  {
    tested = pkg_tests_get();
    if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
    else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "thunderbird");
  }
}

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/redhat-RHSA-2005-601.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\redhat-RHSA-2005-601.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/redhat-RHSA-2005-601.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the RHEL 4 : thunderbird (RHSA-2005:601) as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

Click to start a New Scan.
Select Advanced Scan.
Navigate to the Plugins tab.
On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
On the left side table select Red Hat Local Security Checks plugin family.
On the right side table select RHEL 4 : thunderbird (RHSA-2005:601) plugin ID 19277.
Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl redhat-RHSA-2005-601.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a redhat-RHSA-2005-601.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - redhat-RHSA-2005-601.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state redhat-RHSA-2005-601.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

RHSA | Red Hat Security Advisory:

2005:601

See also:

Similar and related Nessus plugins:

21949 - CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2005:586)
21844 - CentOS 3 / 4 : mozilla (CESA-2005:587)
21952 - CentOS 4 : thunderbird (CESA-2005:601)
19476 - Debian DSA-779-2 : mozilla-firefox - several vulnerabilities
19478 - Debian DSA-781-1 : mozilla-thunderbird - several vulnerabilities
19685 - Debian DSA-810-1 : mozilla - several vulnerabilities
19345 - FreeBSD : firefox & mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (5d72701a-f601-11d9-bcd1-02061b08fc24)
19888 - Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mozilla (MDKSA-2005:128)
18813 - Mozilla Browser < 1.7.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities
18689 - Firefox < 1.0.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities
19269 - Mozilla Thunderbird < 1.0.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities
19268 - RHEL 4 : firefox (RHSA-2005:586)
19285 - RHEL 2.1 / 3 / 4 : mozilla (RHSA-2005:587)
20544 - Ubuntu 5.04 : mozilla-firefox vulnerabilities (USN-149-1)
20546 - Ubuntu 4.10 : mozilla-firefox vulnerabilities (USN-149-3)
20556 - Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 : mozilla vulnerabilities (USN-155-1)
20560 - Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 : mozilla-thunderbird vulnerabilities (USN-157-1)

Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file redhat-RHSA-2005-601.nasl version 1.33. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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RHEL 4 : thunderbird (RHSA-2005:601) - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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